On Mon Nov 2 07:35:03 2015 GMT, Gerd Petermann wrote: > off topic: > Yes, I also learned that in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. > Zebra crossing seem to have no meaning, red lights > at pedestrian crossings are ignored as long as it possible > to cross before or after the pedestrian. Sounds dangerous, > but seemed to work fine for everybody ;-) > > I think there is a general pattern: > In Germany almost no one dares to ignore a traffic light, > most people also stop at a stop sign, at least they slow down > to ~ 5 kmh. > I cycled a lot of countries in Europe, and I noticed that > in other countries a stop sign is placed nearly everywhere, > which seems to have the effect that everybody treats it like > a "watch out" hint, not more. > Stop signs are relatively rare in the UK and are only used on difficult/more dangerous junctions. The most common sign used at junctions is a give way. When driving in other countries I have found stop to be over used.
Phil (trigpoint) > > > ________________________________________ > Von: Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> > Gesendet: Montag, 2. November 2015 08:15 > An: daveswarth...@gmail.com; Tag discussion, strategy and related tools > Betreff: Re: [Tagging] How to tag traffic islands ? > > sent from a phone > > > Am 02.11.2015 um 00:36 schrieb Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com>: > > > > Pedestrians are pretty much on their own here in Thailand. Even where there > > are zebra crossings motorists don't stop or even slow down. > > > it's the same in Italy, at least in the central and southern parts. You > better watch out when crossing a road at a zebra crossing (sometimes also at > traffic light controlled crossings, e.g. in Naples) > > cheers, > Martin > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > -- Sent from my Jolla _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
